W STILL A FAVORITE IN AMERICA
Okay -
I support the President. If you listen to the show, you know that. However, I personally didn't enjoy this speech as much as others in his past. It coulda been better, but with nothing new to say - how creative can the speech writers actually be? I guess it was necessary to remind the American people who is in charge, that we will win this war, and we will stay the course until it is done.
Don't let the "liberal" media fool you. W. is still very popular. Even though you've been told
about the polls - you know, Bush approval ratings at their lowest, Americans don't approve of his job in Iraq, blah, blah, blah.
But check this out...a poll that isn't getting a lot of play right now. Hmmmm --
It's a CNN/USA Today/Gallop poll taken last night right after the speech. Here are some results.
What was your overall reaction to Bush's speech tonight -- [ROTATED: very positive, somewhat positive, somewhat negative, (or) very negative]?
I can keep listing all this poll stuff, or you can look it up yourself. I don't put a lot of stock in polls, BECAUSE, the results depend on WHO you are asking. In the interest of disclosure, this poll was conducted with a mostly REPUBLICAN audience. Thus the numbers are higher. I'm sure if the poll was conducted with a DEMOCRATIC audience, the numbers would be lower.
I just wanted to point out that there are positive numbers out there. And if I were the typical media spin doctor, I would just let the numbers speak for themselves, and keep the "who" to myself.
I support the President. If you listen to the show, you know that. However, I personally didn't enjoy this speech as much as others in his past. It coulda been better, but with nothing new to say - how creative can the speech writers actually be? I guess it was necessary to remind the American people who is in charge, that we will win this war, and we will stay the course until it is done.
Don't let the "liberal" media fool you. W. is still very popular. Even though you've been told
about the polls - you know, Bush approval ratings at their lowest, Americans don't approve of his job in Iraq, blah, blah, blah.
But check this out...a poll that isn't getting a lot of play right now. Hmmmm --
It's a CNN/USA Today/Gallop poll taken last night right after the speech. Here are some results.
What was your overall reaction to Bush's speech tonight -- [ROTATED: very positive, somewhat positive, somewhat negative, (or) very negative]?
Very positive: 46%
Somewhat positive: 28%
Somewhat negative: 15%
Very negative: 9%
BOTH/MIXED(vol.): 1%
No opinion: 1%
I can keep listing all this poll stuff, or you can look it up yourself. I don't put a lot of stock in polls, BECAUSE, the results depend on WHO you are asking. In the interest of disclosure, this poll was conducted with a mostly REPUBLICAN audience. Thus the numbers are higher. I'm sure if the poll was conducted with a DEMOCRATIC audience, the numbers would be lower.
I just wanted to point out that there are positive numbers out there. And if I were the typical media spin doctor, I would just let the numbers speak for themselves, and keep the "who" to myself.
posted by Pamela Furr at
4:39 PM
9 Comments:
Also keep in mind the make-up of the polling sample:
50% Republicans
19% Democrats
26% Independents
5% Unaffiliated
NOT a scientific sample...
Feeling positive about one speech does not equate with liking the guy. Or with thinking he's a competent president or commander-in-chief.
as a conservative hippie.....lemme tell ya somthin'..i like ur positive attitude. i feel like that everytime i let go a wet fart. i like bush.
hey i like ur oprah review. come visit me blog.
Uh - geoff,
I said those polled were mostly Republican. Hello? Did you actually read all of the blog?
As Pamela points out, this poll was overwhelmingly tilted Republican, for a speech that got the lowest viewership of Bush's presidency. The vast majority of Americans ignored it, because they've heard it all before.
And random goblin is correct. Even if you can muster happy thoughts for one speech, to extrapolate that into saying "W Still A Favorite In America"? Well, as they used to say on L.A. Law, that assumes facts that are not in evidence.
"to extrapolate that into saying "W Still A Favorite In America"? Well, as they used to say on L.A. Law, that assumes facts that are not in evidence."
Hello??? That's the point of the entire post - including the slug (or as the common folk call it - the headline) If you get your information from polls, you then are relying on information that is not exactly accurate. Thus the slug "W Still" -- oh never mind. It's not worth explaining at this point.
You said: "[Y]ou then are relying on information that is not exactly accurate."
You seem to be suggesting that accurate information actually exists in this universe. Ha, I have yet to see it. There is no such thing as "accurate" information.
So what was the point of the poll if the sample wasn't representative of the general population, or even just registered voters?
Hmmm., spin?
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